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ALB'ERT CARTER, OF FORRESTVILLE, CONNECTICUT.

Laan Parent No. 79,810, daad July 14, 136s.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES ron ATTAGHING sPANeLss To Hours or sKmTs.

To ALL WHoM 11 MAY coNcERN:

Be it known that I, ALBERT CARTER, of Forrestville, in the county of Hartford, and State of Connecticut,

have invented, made, and applied to usea certain new and useful Improvement in AConductors for Skirt-Clasp Machines; .and I do hereby declare the following lto be a full, clear, and exact description of the said invention,

referencebeing had to the annexed drawing,i making part of this specification, wherein- 'Figure 1 is a view at right angles to the Vsurface of thro inclined conductor. Y l Figure 2is an elevation edgowise of the inclined condncto'r, and" i i FigureS is a section at the line a: :t: i Similar marks of reference denote the same parts. Machines have heretofore been made that applythe small metal clasps or spangles to hold the 'tapes to the lhoops of skeleton-skirts, said machines insertingthe clasp Vand bending'up the teeth, so asv to' clinch theml around the hoops. In machines of this character, the clasps'or spangles have been supplied by a conductor that separates the clasps that present themselves correctly from those that are' in an improper position for passing into the machine. In consequence of the peculiarshape of these spangles or clasps, it is very diiiicult to assort and cause them to properly enter the conductor, and frequently those clasps that present themselves in a. wrong position at the end of the conductor becom wedged, and are difficult to removeby the pliers or wires` usually employed for that purpose, andr frequently the'parts are injured, so that the machines get ont'of repair.

To remedy this diculty eiiorts have been made to construct'the conducto:l` with a spring sidethat could be moved by hand, to allow the defective or improperly-placed clasps, ,or the extraneous matter sometimes found with the clasps, to pass away and free the conductor. f

The nature of my said invention consists in abalanced self-acting gate, that is placed in such a relation to the inclined asserting-plate and.conductor as to separate the clasps that are properly placed from those that may pass down in a wrong position, uand in case of a spangle so presenting itself incorrectly at the gate, said gate is suiiiciently raised bythe clasp'itself to a'llow the clasp to move further down the incline, and fall away by an opening provided for it, thus causing the gate to be self-acting, and'prevventing the obstructions heretofore usual in such conductors.' i v The machine for applyingv the spangles or clasps to the skirt itself forms no partl'of myrinvention, and being known and in use, 'does not require further description. 'I l Y I The inclined asserting-plate a is to receive the spangles or claspsat its upper end, as usual, and these slide down said plate a incontactwith the 'inclined fen'ceb. The tendency ofthe clasps is' to lie upon the head with the prongs or points upwards, and in this position the edge' of the head Vslides under the lower edge' of the fence b, between that andthe assorting'lplate a, andthe prongs are brought into line by lying against the side of the fence b. i i l In this position the clasps passdown and alongside of the gate c, that is formed of a wire or rod bent at right angles, and set in eyes, d d, to form an axis for the gat'eto swing on, and c' is the endof the wire orrod that forms a counter-poise that almost balances the gato e. The clasps slide along between the gate c. and fence b, the` edges of the-heads resting upon the surface of the plate a atA the edge of an opening, e, in the plate a, and i is the throat of the conductor, that receives the spangles or clasps in the position shown, so as to pass regularly from there to the machine that applies them to the skirt. l -1 I i i Y l i l 'Any'clasps that do not becomeproperly placed in sliding down the incline a will either pass outside the end of the gate c andufall into theopening e, or, if they pass in between the gate c and fence b in an incorrect position, the gate c will `beraisedby said shirt-clasp running under the inclined endeof said gate c, vand'when the clasp reaches the opening e the same will fall away in consequence of being-unsupported. A

The edge of the hole e is sufliciently removed beneath thefe'nce bI to prevent'the'points ofI the c-laspsibeing supported ifsaid clasps present themselves at an-inclinationlto the surface of the-feeding and asserting-plate;

79,-sio 2 hence the improperly-placed clasps will fall away,'while those correctly in position will be supported in consequence of the sides of the heads projecting sufficiently far to prevent their falling into said hole.

What I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-v A l The swinging gate e with its end inclined upwards, incombination with the inclined asserting-plate a, opening e, and fence b, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my signature this 29th day of May, A. D. 1868.

' 1 -ALBERT CARTER. Witnesses i OHAs. H. SMITH,

GEO. T. PINCKNEY. 

